Julie Rogers Theatre
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Julie Rogers Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre located on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont, Texas. Built in 1928, the theatre was once Beaumont's City Hall and Auditorium. The capacity is approximately 1,663 seats.[2]
City Hall and Auditorium | |
 Julie Rogers Theatre in 2011 | |
  City Hall and Auditorium  City Hall and Auditorium | |
| Location | 700 Pearl St., Beaumont, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°04′54.5″N 94°05′45.3″W |
| Area | 3.0 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Douglass E. Steinman, F.W. Steinman |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Website | Julie Rogers Theatre |
| Part of | Beaumont Commercial District (ID78002959[1]) |
| Designated CP | April 14, 1978 |
The building was renovated in 1982 when it was re-purposed from the city hall and auditorium combination to a theatre for the performing arts. The theatre was renovated again in 2007. It now features continental seating (no center aisle). Seating includes 1,253 seats in orchestra seating, 144 seats in loge seating, and 266 seats in balcony seating.[3]
This facility is home to the Symphony of Southeast Texas, and hosts performances of the Beaumont Civic Opera, the Beaumont Civic Ballet and the Beaumont Ballet Theatre.[4]
The main entrance
The Julie from the San Jacinto Building
The Auditorium
The Lobby
From Pearl Street
_2.jpg){kind=small}
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
